The invasion of Ukraine is underway for the second week. many countries, even such as Monaco and Switzerland, have announced. The European Union talks about the greatest restrictions in history, including the exclusion of Russian banks from the SWIFT system, the closure of oligarchs’ accounts and the blockade of the airspace for Russian airlines.
Business also limits activity in Russia and cuts it off from the resources needed to wage war. Apple and Boeing have chosen to do so. The gaming industry has also joined.
CD Projekt suspends game sales in Russia and Belarus
first, he decided to support Ukraine by donating one million zlotys to the Polish Humanitarian Action. The company, however, went a step further. On Friday, CD Projekt announced that it is suspending the sale of games, both in physical and digital versions, in the Russian and Belarusian markets.
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The sale is also suspended by GOG.com, which is related to CD Projekt. Despite this move, the company did not block access to games for people who had already bought the production of the Polish studio.
We know that this decision will affect players from Russia and Belarus, people who have nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine, but with this action we want to stimulate the world community even more to talk about what is happening in the heart of Europe
– wrote the representatives of CD Projekt.
The gaming industry is helping out
In addition to CD Projekt, one million zlotys was donated by the second largest Polish game studio -. Numerous companies from the gaming industry, especially from Poland, got involved in helping the Ukrainians – Bloober Team blocked their games in Russia and Belarus. Artificer offered paid internships to Ukrainians, as did Duality Games. People Can Fly will double the contribution for their fundraiser co-created with the Polish Humanitarian Action. Funds were also provided by IO Interactive, Ubisoft and 11 bit studios. EA Sport removed Russian clubs and national teams from their games.
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A special Ukrainian edition of the newspaper for people fleeing the war.
Source: Gazeta
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